BOSTON'S ICONIC LUXURY SHOPPING DESTINATION, NEWBURY STREET WILL HAVE A STUNNING NEW TREAT COME 24.MARCH. SABATINO NORTH AMERICA, THE LARGEST IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF GOURMET TRUFFLE PRODUCTS IN THE US IS OPENING THEIR FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE, SABATINO & CO ROMA. THE STORE WILL INTRODUCE A WIDE RANGE OF UNIQUE PRODUCTS INCLUDING GOURMET FOODS AND CONDIMENTS, COOKBOOKS AND HOME ACCESSORIES TO ADD A EUROPEAN TOUCH TO YOUR LIFE.
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SABATINO NORTH AMERICA TO OPEN STORE IN BOSTON

BOSTON'S ICONIC LUXURY SHOPPING DESTINATION, NEWBURY STREET WILL HAVE A STUNNING NEW TREAT COME 24.MARCH. SABATINO NORTH AMERICA, THE LARGEST IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF GOURMET TRUFFLE PRODUCTS IN THE US IS OPENING THEIR FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE, SABATINO & CO ROMA. THE STORE WILL INTRODUCE A WIDE RANGE OF UNIQUE PRODUCTS INCLUDING GOURMET FOODS AND CONDIMENTS, COOKBOOKS AND HOME ACCESSORIES TO ADD A EUROPEAN TOUCH TO YOUR LIFE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.sabatinoandco.com

SABATINO NORTH AMERICA TO OPEN STORE IN BOSTON

THE FIRST OFFICIAL GUINNESS STORE IN THE US WILL HAVE ITS GRAND OPENING INSIDE THE SHOPPES AT MANDALAY PLACE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP ON ST PATRICK'S DAY, 17.MARCH. IT WILL FEATURE THE LARGEST SELECTION OF GUINNESS MERCHANDISE LOCATED IN A SINGLE VENUE OUTSIDE OF IRELAND. HOME TO A WIDE RANGE OF GUINNESS MERCHANDISE, INCLUDING UNIQUE LAS VEGAS PRODUCTS, THE 1,500sqft GUINNESS STORE LAS VEGAS WILL FEATURE ITEMS RANGING FROM PINT GLASSES TO CLOTHING; ACCESSORIES TO GIFTS, WHICH CELEBRATE MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF THE DRINKS BRAND. EXCLUSIVE LAS VEGAS-THEMED MERCHANDISE WILL INCLUDE MEN'S CLOTHING, WOMEN'S CLOTHING, PINT GLASSES, HATS AND ACCESSORIES. SEVERAL OF THE CLOTHING ITEMS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE PART OF THE NEW 'GUINNESS ON THE STRIP' CLOTHING LINE. VISITORS TO THE STORE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE BREWING PROCESS AND THE BRAND THROUGH VISUAL EXHIBITION. ANOTHER INTERACTIVE ELEMENT WILL BE A UNIQUE TOUCHSCREEN THROUGH WHICH VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BREWERY AND EVEN SEE IF ONE OF THEIR ANCESTORS WORKED THERE.

GUINNESS TO OPEN FIRST US RETAIL SHOP IN LAS VEGAS

THE FIRST OFFICIAL GUINNESS STORE IN THE US WILL HAVE ITS GRAND OPENING INSIDE THE SHOPPES AT MANDALAY PLACE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP ON ST PATRICK'S DAY, 17.MARCH. IT WILL FEATURE THE LARGEST SELECTION OF GUINNESS MERCHANDISE LOCATED IN A SINGLE VENUE OUTSIDE OF IRELAND. HOME TO A WIDE RANGE OF GUINNESS MERCHANDISE, INCLUDING UNIQUE LAS VEGAS PRODUCTS, THE 1,500sqft GUINNESS STORE LAS VEGAS WILL FEATURE ITEMS RANGING FROM PINT GLASSES TO CLOTHING; ACCESSORIES TO GIFTS, WHICH CELEBRATE MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF THE DRINKS BRAND. EXCLUSIVE LAS VEGAS-THEMED MERCHANDISE WILL INCLUDE MEN'S CLOTHING, WOMEN'S CLOTHING, PINT GLASSES, HATS AND ACCESSORIES. SEVERAL OF THE CLOTHING ITEMS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE PART OF THE NEW 'GUINNESS ON THE STRIP' CLOTHING LINE. VISITORS TO THE STORE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE BREWING PROCESS AND THE BRAND THROUGH VISUAL EXHIBITION. ANOTHER INTERACTIVE ELEMENT WILL BE A UNIQUE TOUCHSCREEN THROUGH WHICH VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BREWERY AND EVEN SEE IF ONE OF THEIR ANCESTORS WORKED THERE.

GUINNESS TO OPEN FIRST US RETAIL SHOP IN LAS VEGAS

THE REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP ALONG WITH LUXURY ITALIAN FASHION HOUSE MISSONI HAS ANNOUNCED THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF HOTEL MISSONI KUWAIT, ON 1.MARCH.2011. THE BRAND FAMOUS FOR ITS LUXURIOUS STRIPED TEXTILES AND LA DOLCE VITA STYLE ALREADY HAS A HOTEL IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. THE MISSONI KUWAIT IS PART OF THE SYMPHONY CENTRE, A BOUTIQUE EMPORIUM LOCATED IN THE CAPITAL'S SHOPPING DISTRICT. FOR THE HOTEL DESIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR ROSITA MISSONI COMBINES VIBRANT PATTERNS AND BOLD COLOURS WITH TURQUOISE, GREEN AND GOLD ACCENTS APPROPRIATE FOR A HOTEL FACING THE SEA. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 169 ROOMS AS WELL AS MEETING SPACE, A GYM, STEAM ROOM, SAUNA AND A POOL DECK OVERLOOKING THE CITY. DINING OPTIONS INCLUDE THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT CUCINA; LUNA RESTAURANT, LOCATED ON THE 18th FLOOR, WHICH SERVES A FUSION OF ARABIC-ORIENTAL AND MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE; CHOCO CAFE OFFERING PASTRIES, CHOCOLATE AND A SELECTION OF SMALL PLATES AND THE POOL BAR SERVING CONTINENTAL CUISINE. ROOMS HAVE BANG & OLUFSEN TELEVISIONS AND MIRRORS IN THE BATHROOM THAT CONVERT INTO TELEVISIONS. CHECK-IN IS DONE VIA iPAD. THE HOTEL ALSO WILL HAVE A 1,500 SQUARE METER LUXURY SIX SENSES SPA, OPENING LATER IN THE YEAR.

MISSONI TO OPEN HOTEL IN KUWAIT

THE REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP ALONG WITH LUXURY ITALIAN FASHION HOUSE MISSONI HAS ANNOUNCED THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF HOTEL MISSONI KUWAIT, ON 1.MARCH.2011. THE BRAND FAMOUS FOR ITS LUXURIOUS STRIPED TEXTILES AND LA DOLCE VITA STYLE ALREADY HAS A HOTEL IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. THE MISSONI KUWAIT IS PART OF THE SYMPHONY CENTRE, A BOUTIQUE EMPORIUM LOCATED IN THE CAPITAL'S SHOPPING DISTRICT. FOR THE HOTEL DESIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR ROSITA MISSONI COMBINES VIBRANT PATTERNS AND BOLD COLOURS WITH TURQUOISE, GREEN AND GOLD ACCENTS APPROPRIATE FOR A HOTEL FACING THE SEA. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 169 ROOMS AS WELL AS MEETING SPACE, A GYM, STEAM ROOM, SAUNA AND A POOL DECK OVERLOOKING THE CITY. DINING OPTIONS INCLUDE THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT CUCINA; LUNA RESTAURANT, LOCATED ON THE 18th FLOOR, WHICH SERVES A FUSION OF ARABIC-ORIENTAL AND MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE; CHOCO CAFE OFFERING PASTRIES, CHOCOLATE AND A SELECTION OF SMALL PLATES AND THE POOL BAR SERVING CONTINENTAL CUISINE. ROOMS HAVE BANG & OLUFSEN TELEVISIONS AND MIRRORS IN THE BATHROOM THAT CONVERT INTO TELEVISIONS. CHECK-IN IS DONE VIA iPAD. THE HOTEL ALSO WILL HAVE A 1,500 SQUARE METER LUXURY SIX SENSES SPA, OPENING LATER IN THE YEAR.

MISSONI TO OPEN HOTEL IN KUWAIT

41 YEARS AGO FOUR SEASONS OPENED THE INN ON THE PARK IN LONDON'S MAYFAIR, ITS FIRST EUROPEAN PROPERTY AND ONE THAT WOULD COME TO HELP DEFINE THE LUXURY BRAND AS IT EXPANDED AROUND THE WORLD. NOW AFTER A MORE THAN TWO-YEAR HIATUS DURING WHICH TIME AN ENTIRE NEW HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE EXISTING SITE, THE STORIED PROPERTY HAS JUST BEEN REBORN AS THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, LONDON AT PARK LANE. THE STYLISH NEW HOTEL, DESIGNED BY ERIC PARRY, FEATURES LARGER ROOMS, MORE SUITES, A NEW RESTAURANT/LOUNGE CONCEPT, AND MEETING SPACES. THE HOTEL, WHICH NOW HAS 192 ROOMS, INCLUDING 45 ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM SUITES, THE MOST LAVISH OF WHICH, THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE, COST ABOUT $14,000 PER NIGHT, IS DESIGNED TO FEATURE EVERY LUXURY AMENITY WHILST RETAINING THE INTIMATE FEEL OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE RESTAURANT/LOUNGE, AMARANTO, IS A SERIES OF THREE FLOW-THROUGH SPACE WHEREIN GUESTS CAN CHOOSE WHEN AND WHERE THEY WANT TO DINE, WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS ON SEATING TIMES OR PARTICULAR MENUS. WITH ITS OWN ENTRANCE IN HAMILTON PLACE AS WELL AS DIRECT LOBBY ACCESS, AMARANTO OFFERS AN AIRY CONSERVATORY SPACE AND PRIVATE GARDEN FOR OUTDOOR SEATING, A MORE CLUBBY LOUNGE AREA INCLUDING AN INNOVATIVE PEEK-THROUGH WINE WALL ALLOWS GUESTS TO FOLLOW SOMMELIERS IN ACTION, AND A SOARING ATRIUM HIGHLIGHTED BY A HAND-MOLDED SCULPTURE WALL WITH MOTIFS INSPIRED BY NEARBY HYDE PARK. IN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT THE HOTEL PLANS TO OPEN A SPA, FITNESS AND LOUNGE AREA ON THE TOP FLOOR, WITH SWEEPING VIEWS ACROSS LONDON.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, LONDON AT PARK LANE

41 YEARS AGO FOUR SEASONS OPENED THE INN ON THE PARK IN LONDON'S MAYFAIR, ITS FIRST EUROPEAN PROPERTY AND ONE THAT WOULD COME TO HELP DEFINE THE LUXURY BRAND AS IT EXPANDED AROUND THE WORLD. NOW AFTER A MORE THAN TWO-YEAR HIATUS DURING WHICH TIME AN ENTIRE NEW HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE EXISTING SITE, THE STORIED PROPERTY HAS JUST BEEN REBORN AS THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, LONDON AT PARK LANE. THE STYLISH NEW HOTEL, DESIGNED BY ERIC PARRY, FEATURES LARGER ROOMS, MORE SUITES, A NEW RESTAURANT/LOUNGE CONCEPT, AND MEETING SPACES. THE HOTEL, WHICH NOW HAS 192 ROOMS, INCLUDING 45 ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM SUITES, THE MOST LAVISH OF WHICH, THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE, COST ABOUT $14,000 PER NIGHT, IS DESIGNED TO FEATURE EVERY LUXURY AMENITY WHILST RETAINING THE INTIMATE FEEL OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE RESTAURANT/LOUNGE, AMARANTO, IS A SERIES OF THREE FLOW-THROUGH SPACE WHEREIN GUESTS CAN CHOOSE WHEN AND WHERE THEY WANT TO DINE, WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS ON SEATING TIMES OR PARTICULAR MENUS. WITH ITS OWN ENTRANCE IN HAMILTON PLACE AS WELL AS DIRECT LOBBY ACCESS, AMARANTO OFFERS AN AIRY CONSERVATORY SPACE AND PRIVATE GARDEN FOR OUTDOOR SEATING, A MORE CLUBBY LOUNGE AREA INCLUDING AN INNOVATIVE PEEK-THROUGH WINE WALL ALLOWS GUESTS TO FOLLOW SOMMELIERS IN ACTION, AND A SOARING ATRIUM HIGHLIGHTED BY A HAND-MOLDED SCULPTURE WALL WITH MOTIFS INSPIRED BY NEARBY HYDE PARK. IN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT THE HOTEL PLANS TO OPEN A SPA, FITNESS AND LOUNGE AREA ON THE TOP FLOOR, WITH SWEEPING VIEWS ACROSS LONDON.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, LONDON AT PARK LANE

CLASSIC BRITISH OUTERWEAR COMPANY BARBOUR HAS RECENTLY OPENED A NEW BOUTIQUE IN NEW YORK ON WOOSTER ST IN SOHO's HISTORIC CAST IRON DISTRICT. THE NEW SPACE WILL BE OPEN BRIEFLY TO FEATURE THE BARBOUR AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 HERITAGE COLLECTION THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, AND WILL THE REOPEN PERMANENTLY IN EARLY SPRING WITH A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF SPRING/SUMMER 2011 BARBOUR APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES. 'WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR NEW YORK PRESENCE WITH A NEW STORE IN SOHO', NOTES JAMIE MILLAR, HEAD OF RETAIL FOR BARBOUR INC, NORTH AMERICA. 'THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STEEPED IN HISTORY AND CULTURE, BUT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST FASHIONABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COUNTRY. WITH BARBOUR'S STRONG HERITAGE AND GROWING POPULARITY AMONG THE FASHION FORWARD, SOHO WAS A NATURAL FIT FOR BARBOUR. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE JOINING SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS SHOPPING DISTRICT.' OTHER BARBOUR RETAIL STORE LOCATIONS INCLUDE MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON, AND BARBOUR BY DAVID WOOD BOUTIQUE IN PORTLAND, MAINE.

BARBOUR OPENS NEW YORK BOUTIQUE

CLASSIC BRITISH OUTERWEAR COMPANY BARBOUR HAS RECENTLY OPENED A NEW BOUTIQUE IN NEW YORK ON WOOSTER ST IN SOHO's HISTORIC CAST IRON DISTRICT. THE NEW SPACE WILL BE OPEN BRIEFLY TO FEATURE THE BARBOUR AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 HERITAGE COLLECTION THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, AND WILL THE REOPEN PERMANENTLY IN EARLY SPRING WITH A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF SPRING/SUMMER 2011 BARBOUR APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES. 'WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR NEW YORK PRESENCE WITH A NEW STORE IN SOHO', NOTES JAMIE MILLAR, HEAD OF RETAIL FOR BARBOUR INC, NORTH AMERICA. 'THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STEEPED IN HISTORY AND CULTURE, BUT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST FASHIONABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COUNTRY. WITH BARBOUR'S STRONG HERITAGE AND GROWING POPULARITY AMONG THE FASHION FORWARD, SOHO WAS A NATURAL FIT FOR BARBOUR. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE JOINING SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS SHOPPING DISTRICT.' OTHER BARBOUR RETAIL STORE LOCATIONS INCLUDE MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON, AND BARBOUR BY DAVID WOOD BOUTIQUE IN PORTLAND, MAINE.

BARBOUR OPENS NEW YORK BOUTIQUE

CARTIER, THE NUMBER ONE LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND IN CHINA, CONTINUES TO BUILD UP ITS PRESENCE IN THE ASIAN MARKET WITH THE OPENING OF YET ANOTHER STUNNING FLAGSHIP ON FRIDAY. THE NEW STORE, WHICH SPANS 900 SQUARE METERS, IS HOUSED INSIDE THE PRINCE'S BUILDING, AN UPSCALE SHOPPING CENTER IN HONG KONG. THE THREE-STORY BOUTIQUE REPLACES CARTIER'S OLD STORE, OPENED IN 1970, THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SAME BUILDING. THE NEW SPACE IS OPULENTLY DECORATED WITH OAK-CLAD AND BRONZE INTERIORS, CHANDELIERS AND MIRRORED WALLS. IN ADDITION TO CARTIER'S FULL RANGE OF TIMEPIECES AND FINE JEWELRY, THE NEW PANTHER DE CARTIER COLLECTION WILL BE ON VIEW HERE THOUGH ITS OFFICIAL RELEASE ISN'T SLATED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THE PANTHER DE CARTIER COLLECTION WILL BE CRAFTED IN JADE, DIAMONDS AND JADEITE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIT AMONG LOCAL SHOPPERS SINCE THE CHINESE CONSIDER JADE AN AUSPICIOUS STONE. CARTIER TOLD THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THAT IT EXPERIENCED DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN ASIA SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TWO YEARS AGO. CARTIER, WHICH INTENDS TO DOUBLE ITS BOUTIQUES ACROSS CHINA IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, IS HARDLY THE ONLY WESTERN LUXURY BRAND WITH ITS EYES SET ON THE ASIAN MARKET. TIFFANY & CO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN 25-30 NEW STORES IN CHINA IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AND, FRENCH JEWELER VAN CLEEF & ARPELS OPENED FOUR NEW BOUTIQUES THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHOPS IN CHINA FROM FOUR TO EIGHT.

CARTIER OPENS NEW BOUTIQUE IN HONG KONG

CARTIER, THE NUMBER ONE LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND IN CHINA, CONTINUES TO BUILD UP ITS PRESENCE IN THE ASIAN MARKET WITH THE OPENING OF YET ANOTHER STUNNING FLAGSHIP ON FRIDAY. THE NEW STORE, WHICH SPANS 900 SQUARE METERS, IS HOUSED INSIDE THE PRINCE'S BUILDING, AN UPSCALE SHOPPING CENTER IN HONG KONG. THE THREE-STORY BOUTIQUE REPLACES CARTIER'S OLD STORE, OPENED IN 1970, THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SAME BUILDING. THE NEW SPACE IS OPULENTLY DECORATED WITH OAK-CLAD AND BRONZE INTERIORS, CHANDELIERS AND MIRRORED WALLS. IN ADDITION TO CARTIER'S FULL RANGE OF TIMEPIECES AND FINE JEWELRY, THE NEW PANTHER DE CARTIER COLLECTION WILL BE ON VIEW HERE THOUGH ITS OFFICIAL RELEASE ISN'T SLATED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THE PANTHER DE CARTIER COLLECTION WILL BE CRAFTED IN JADE, DIAMONDS AND JADEITE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A HIT AMONG LOCAL SHOPPERS SINCE THE CHINESE CONSIDER JADE AN AUSPICIOUS STONE. CARTIER TOLD THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THAT IT EXPERIENCED DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN ASIA SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TWO YEARS AGO. CARTIER, WHICH INTENDS TO DOUBLE ITS BOUTIQUES ACROSS CHINA IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, IS HARDLY THE ONLY WESTERN LUXURY BRAND WITH ITS EYES SET ON THE ASIAN MARKET. TIFFANY & CO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN 25-30 NEW STORES IN CHINA IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AND, FRENCH JEWELER VAN CLEEF & ARPELS OPENED FOUR NEW BOUTIQUES THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHOPS IN CHINA FROM FOUR TO EIGHT.

CARTIER OPENS NEW BOUTIQUE IN HONG KONG

WHEN DECORATING HIS HOME SOME YEARS AGO, FINANCIER HENRY KRAVIS SOLD A PAINTING BY JOHN SINGER SARGENT TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON. THE PAINTING, 'CHARLES STEWART SIXTH MARQUESS OF LONDONERRY, CARRYING THE GREAT SWORD OF THE STATE AT THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII AUGUST 1902, AND MR WC BEAUMONT, HIS PAGE ON THAT OCCASION', IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF WORKS THAT WILL NOW BE DISPLAYED AT THE MUSEUM'S NEW ART OF THE AMERICAS WING, WHICH OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON 20.NOVEMBER. 'THIS IS THE KIND OF SARGENT THAT IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MUSEUM BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE KIND OF SARGENT THAT IS POPULAR IN COMMERCIAL TERMS', MUSEUM DIRECTOR MALCOLM ROGERS TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY TO LAUNCH THE NEW EXHIBITION HALL. HANGING CLOSE TO THE 'LORD LONDONDERRY' PAINTING IS SARGENT'S IMMENSELY POPULAR PAINTING 'THE DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD DARLEY BOIT'. SARGENT IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE ART OF THE AMERICAS WING, INCLUDING JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY AND HIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOT PAUL REVERE, FROM 1768. THE EXPANSION, WHICH INCREASES THE MUSEUM'S SQUARE FOOTAGE BY 28%, WAS 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING AND REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST INITIATIVE IN THE WORLD FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE, ROGERS SAID. THE $504 MILLION PROJECT INVOLVED $345 MILLION FOR THE BUILDING AND $159 MILLION FOR ENDOWMENT OF PROGRAMS, POSITIONS AND ANNUAL OPERATIONS. FUND RAISING WAS COMPLETED SHORTLY BEFORE THE FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS OF LATE 2008. THE FOUR-FLOOR BUILDING CONTAINS 53 GALLERIES THAT INCLUDE WORKS OF ART FROM THE NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA SPANNING THREE MILLENNIA, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER PREVIOUSLY ON VIEW. THEY INCLUDE PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEXTILES, FASHION AND JEWELRY. THE NEW WING ALLOWS NUMEROUS MASTERPIECES TO BE DISPLAYED THAT HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE FOR DECADES DUE TO THE LACK OF LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION SPACE. ONE OF THOSE PIECES IN THOMAS SULLY'S 1819 PAINTING 'THE PASSAGE OF THE DELAWARE', DEPICTING GEORGE WASHINGTON LEADING HIS TROOPS ACROSS THE DELAWARE RIVER TO SURPRISE BRITISH FORCES; AND JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY'S 'GEORGE IV WHEN PRINCE OF WALES' FROM 1809. THE NEW WING AND ADJACENT GLASS-ENCLOSED RUTH AND CARL J SHAPIRO FAMILY COURTYARD, WAS DESIGNED BY THE LONDON-BASED FIRM FOSTER & PARTNERS.
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON TO OPEN NEW ART OF THE AMERICAS WING

WHEN DECORATING HIS HOME SOME YEARS AGO, FINANCIER HENRY KRAVIS SOLD A PAINTING BY JOHN SINGER SARGENT TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON. THE PAINTING, 'CHARLES STEWART SIXTH MARQUESS OF LONDONERRY, CARRYING THE GREAT SWORD OF THE STATE AT THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII AUGUST 1902, AND MR WC BEAUMONT, HIS PAGE ON THAT OCCASION', IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF WORKS THAT WILL NOW BE DISPLAYED AT THE MUSEUM'S NEW ART OF THE AMERICAS WING, WHICH OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON 20.NOVEMBER. 'THIS IS THE KIND OF SARGENT THAT IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MUSEUM BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE KIND OF SARGENT THAT IS POPULAR IN COMMERCIAL TERMS', MUSEUM DIRECTOR MALCOLM ROGERS TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY TO LAUNCH THE NEW EXHIBITION HALL. HANGING CLOSE TO THE 'LORD LONDONDERRY' PAINTING IS SARGENT'S IMMENSELY POPULAR PAINTING 'THE DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD DARLEY BOIT'. SARGENT IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN ARTISTS REPRESENTED IN THE ART OF THE AMERICAS WING, INCLUDING JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY AND HIS FAMOUS PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOT PAUL REVERE, FROM 1768. THE EXPANSION, WHICH INCREASES THE MUSEUM'S SQUARE FOOTAGE BY 28%, WAS 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING AND REPRESENTS THE BIGGEST INITIATIVE IN THE WORLD FOCUSED ON AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE, ROGERS SAID. THE $504 MILLION PROJECT INVOLVED $345 MILLION FOR THE BUILDING AND $159 MILLION FOR ENDOWMENT OF PROGRAMS, POSITIONS AND ANNUAL OPERATIONS. FUND RAISING WAS COMPLETED SHORTLY BEFORE THE FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS OF LATE 2008. THE FOUR-FLOOR BUILDING CONTAINS 53 GALLERIES THAT INCLUDE WORKS OF ART FROM THE NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA SPANNING THREE MILLENNIA, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER PREVIOUSLY ON VIEW. THEY INCLUDE PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TEXTILES, FASHION AND JEWELRY. THE NEW WING ALLOWS NUMEROUS MASTERPIECES TO BE DISPLAYED THAT HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE FOR DECADES DUE TO THE LACK OF LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION SPACE. ONE OF THOSE PIECES IN THOMAS SULLY'S 1819 PAINTING 'THE PASSAGE OF THE DELAWARE', DEPICTING GEORGE WASHINGTON LEADING HIS TROOPS ACROSS THE DELAWARE RIVER TO SURPRISE BRITISH FORCES; AND JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY'S 'GEORGE IV WHEN PRINCE OF WALES' FROM 1809. THE NEW WING AND ADJACENT GLASS-ENCLOSED RUTH AND CARL J SHAPIRO FAMILY COURTYARD, WAS DESIGNED BY THE LONDON-BASED FIRM FOSTER & PARTNERS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.mfa.org

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON TO OPEN NEW ART OF THE AMERICAS WING

GERMAN LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND WELLENDORFF OPENED ITS FIRST BOUTIQUE IN NORTH AMERICA RECENTLY, A SHOP-IN-SHOP LOCATED WITHIN RETAIL JEWELER SHREVE & CO IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. WELLENDORFF IS A 115 YEAR OLD JEWELER FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS WHICH FEATURE DETAILED ENAMELED DESIGNS AND FOR ITS LONG GOLD 'SILKROPE' NECKLACE. NATIONAL JEWELER REPORTS THAT JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM, WIFE OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM, CUT THE PURPLE RIBBON TO THE NEW BOUTIQUE. THE NEW SHOP HAS ITS OWN SEPARATE JEWELRY VIEWING AREA AND A COFFEE BAR. WELLENDORFF HAS CREATED A SPECIAL 'SAN FRANCISCO FLOWER' RING THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE BOUTIQUE. IT IS AVAILABLE IN TWO COLOUR STYLE; PINK AND PURPLE, AND A NEUTRAL GOLD AND BEIGE, AND CAN COME WITH A DIAMOND BAND. WELLENDORFF JEWELRY RANGES IN PRICE FROM $3,600 TO $100,000.

WELLENDORFF OPENS BOUTIQUE IN SAN FRANCISCO

GERMAN LUXURY JEWELRY BRAND WELLENDORFF OPENED ITS FIRST BOUTIQUE IN NORTH AMERICA RECENTLY, A SHOP-IN-SHOP LOCATED WITHIN RETAIL JEWELER SHREVE & CO IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. WELLENDORFF IS A 115 YEAR OLD JEWELER FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS WHICH FEATURE DETAILED ENAMELED DESIGNS AND FOR ITS LONG GOLD 'SILKROPE' NECKLACE. NATIONAL JEWELER REPORTS THAT JENNIFER SIEBEL NEWSOM, WIFE OF SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM, CUT THE PURPLE RIBBON TO THE NEW BOUTIQUE. THE NEW SHOP HAS ITS OWN SEPARATE JEWELRY VIEWING AREA AND A COFFEE BAR. WELLENDORFF HAS CREATED A SPECIAL 'SAN FRANCISCO FLOWER' RING THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE BOUTIQUE. IT IS AVAILABLE IN TWO COLOUR STYLE; PINK AND PURPLE, AND A NEUTRAL GOLD AND BEIGE, AND CAN COME WITH A DIAMOND BAND. WELLENDORFF JEWELRY RANGES IN PRICE FROM $3,600 TO $100,000.

WELLENDORFF OPENS BOUTIQUE IN SAN FRANCISCO

LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY IN NEW YORK WITH A GALA RED CARPET EVENT CALLED 'LA NUIT DU GATEAU". LA MASION DU CHOCOLAT WILL HOST THE SPECIAL EVENING DEDICATED TO PASTRY AND CHOCOLATE ON 3.NOVEMBER FROM 7.p TO MIDNIGHT AT THE CHOCOLATIER'S 1018 MADISON AVENUE LOCATION. THE TASTING OF DESSERTS AND PASTRIES WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE. THE EVENT, WHICH WILL ALSO FEATURE LIVE JAZZ MUSIC, WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE UNDER A TENT ALONG THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BOUTIQUE. 'IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVENING DEDICATED TO PASTRY', SAYS NORA HOVANESIAN-MANN, DIRECTOR OF LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT USA. 'IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE AND DISCOVER.' PASTRIES WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING, INCLUDING SAMPLES OF ITS AL-TIME CLASSICS TO ITS LATEST CREATIONS, SUCH AS CHOCOLATE TARTS, MACARONS, LEMON POUND CAKE AND ITS DELICIOUS PISTACHIO ICE CREAM. THERE WILL ALSO BE SNEAK PREVIEWS OF MANY NEW CREATIONS SUCH AS LA MAISON MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT (TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE US IN 2011), THE SALVADOR CAKE, THE DELICIOUS STARTLETTE AND THE LAUNCH OF THE ACCLAIMED LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT ECLAIRS IN NEW YORK IN CELEBRATION OF THE COMPANY'S 20th ANNIVERSARY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TWO OTHER LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT BOUTIQUES IN NEW YORK, AT 30 ROCKEFELLER CENTER AND 63 WALL STREET, WILL BE OPEN FROM 7.p TO 9.p OFFERING TASTINGS OF DESSERTS AND CHOCOLATE PASTRIES TO ALL VISITORS. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT HAS CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO BE THE REFERENCE FOR CHOCOLATE IN THE LUXURY MARKET. IT IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SAVOIR-FAIRE AND FOR THE EXCELLENCE AND SUBTLE BALANCE OF ITS CREATIONS. THE COMPANY SETS ITSELF APART FROM OTHER CHOCOLATIERS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, PERHAPS NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INCREDIBLE DETAIL PAID TO THE COMPONENT PARTS OF ITS CHOCOLATES. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT'S TEAM COMBS THROUGH PLANTATION IN SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA; THEY STUDY NOT ONLY THE CACAO BEANS, BUT VARIOUS AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT HAS LOCATIONS IN HONG KONG, LONDON, TOKYO AND CANNES, IN ADDITION TO SEVEN LOCATIONS IN PARIS AND THREE IN NEW YORK. ITS CHOCOLATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT NEIMAN MARCUS AND FROM LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT'S ONLINE BOUTIQUE.

LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY

LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY IN NEW YORK WITH A GALA RED CARPET EVENT CALLED 'LA NUIT DU GATEAU". LA MASION DU CHOCOLAT WILL HOST THE SPECIAL EVENING DEDICATED TO PASTRY AND CHOCOLATE ON 3.NOVEMBER FROM 7.p TO MIDNIGHT AT THE CHOCOLATIER'S 1018 MADISON AVENUE LOCATION. THE TASTING OF DESSERTS AND PASTRIES WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE. THE EVENT, WHICH WILL ALSO FEATURE LIVE JAZZ MUSIC, WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE UNDER A TENT ALONG THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BOUTIQUE. 'IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVENING DEDICATED TO PASTRY', SAYS NORA HOVANESIAN-MANN, DIRECTOR OF LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT USA. 'IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE AND DISCOVER.' PASTRIES WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING, INCLUDING SAMPLES OF ITS AL-TIME CLASSICS TO ITS LATEST CREATIONS, SUCH AS CHOCOLATE TARTS, MACARONS, LEMON POUND CAKE AND ITS DELICIOUS PISTACHIO ICE CREAM. THERE WILL ALSO BE SNEAK PREVIEWS OF MANY NEW CREATIONS SUCH AS LA MAISON MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT (TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE US IN 2011), THE SALVADOR CAKE, THE DELICIOUS STARTLETTE AND THE LAUNCH OF THE ACCLAIMED LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT ECLAIRS IN NEW YORK IN CELEBRATION OF THE COMPANY'S 20th ANNIVERSARY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TWO OTHER LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT BOUTIQUES IN NEW YORK, AT 30 ROCKEFELLER CENTER AND 63 WALL STREET, WILL BE OPEN FROM 7.p TO 9.p OFFERING TASTINGS OF DESSERTS AND CHOCOLATE PASTRIES TO ALL VISITORS. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT HAS CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO BE THE REFERENCE FOR CHOCOLATE IN THE LUXURY MARKET. IT IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS SAVOIR-FAIRE AND FOR THE EXCELLENCE AND SUBTLE BALANCE OF ITS CREATIONS. THE COMPANY SETS ITSELF APART FROM OTHER CHOCOLATIERS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, PERHAPS NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INCREDIBLE DETAIL PAID TO THE COMPONENT PARTS OF ITS CHOCOLATES. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT'S TEAM COMBS THROUGH PLANTATION IN SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA; THEY STUDY NOT ONLY THE CACAO BEANS, BUT VARIOUS AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT HAS LOCATIONS IN HONG KONG, LONDON, TOKYO AND CANNES, IN ADDITION TO SEVEN LOCATIONS IN PARIS AND THREE IN NEW YORK. ITS CHOCOLATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT NEIMAN MARCUS AND FROM LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT'S ONLINE BOUTIQUE.

LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY

RALPH LAUREN HAS RECENTLY RELAUNCHED HIS FAMED FLAGSHIP IN THE HISTORIC RHINELANDER MANSION ON MADISON AVENUE IN NEW YORK, TRANSFORMING IT INTO THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MECCA OF MEN'S STYLE. SPANNING NEARLY 16,000 SQUARE FEET, THE MANSION, ORIGINALLY CONVERTED INTO AN OPULENT RETAIL PALACE BY LAUREN IN 1986, NOW EXCLUSIVELY HOUSES THE DESIGNER'S VARIOUS MEN'S COLLECTIONS WITH THE COMPANY'S FIRST WOMEN'S AND HOME FLAGSHIPS DUE TO OPEN ACROSS THE AVENUE LATER THIS FALL. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN THE 1890s BY KIMBALL & THOMPSON, THE LARGE FRENCH RENAISSANCE REVIVAL MANSION IS AN ARCHITECTURAL TREASURE AS WELL WITH A CLASSIC BEAUX ARTS FACADE EXEMPLARY OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE's GRAND ARCHITECTURE. THE NEW SPACE SHOWCASES THE PURPLE LABEL, BLACK LABEL, POLO, RRL AND RLX RALPH LAUREN COLLECTIONS OF MEN'S APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MOST LUXURIOUS ELEMENTS. SERVICE HAS BEEN STEPPED UP AS WELL, WITH BUTLERS TO SERVE SNACKS AND DRINKS ON SILVER TRAYS AND A FLEET OF MERCEDES-BENZES TO CHAUFFEUR IMPORTANT CLIENTS ON SHOPPING TRIPS. EVERY ROOM IN THE MANSION HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH CINEMATIC DECOR IN KEEPING WITH THE NEOCLASSICAL STYLE OF THE ORIGINAL GRAND RESIDENCE, FROM ANTIQUES AND FIXTURES TO FURNITURE AND ART, INCLUDING 18th AND 19th CENTURY OIL PORTRAITS AND NOTEWORTHY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM RALPH LAUREN'S PERSONAL COLLECTION.

RALPH LAUREN RELAUNCHES RHINELANDER MANSION STORE

RALPH LAUREN HAS RECENTLY RELAUNCHED HIS FAMED FLAGSHIP IN THE HISTORIC RHINELANDER MANSION ON MADISON AVENUE IN NEW YORK, TRANSFORMING IT INTO THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MECCA OF MEN'S STYLE. SPANNING NEARLY 16,000 SQUARE FEET, THE MANSION, ORIGINALLY CONVERTED INTO AN OPULENT RETAIL PALACE BY LAUREN IN 1986, NOW EXCLUSIVELY HOUSES THE DESIGNER'S VARIOUS MEN'S COLLECTIONS WITH THE COMPANY'S FIRST WOMEN'S AND HOME FLAGSHIPS DUE TO OPEN ACROSS THE AVENUE LATER THIS FALL. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN THE 1890s BY KIMBALL & THOMPSON, THE LARGE FRENCH RENAISSANCE REVIVAL MANSION IS AN ARCHITECTURAL TREASURE AS WELL WITH A CLASSIC BEAUX ARTS FACADE EXEMPLARY OF THE UPPER EAST SIDE's GRAND ARCHITECTURE. THE NEW SPACE SHOWCASES THE PURPLE LABEL, BLACK LABEL, POLO, RRL AND RLX RALPH LAUREN COLLECTIONS OF MEN'S APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MOST LUXURIOUS ELEMENTS. SERVICE HAS BEEN STEPPED UP AS WELL, WITH BUTLERS TO SERVE SNACKS AND DRINKS ON SILVER TRAYS AND A FLEET OF MERCEDES-BENZES TO CHAUFFEUR IMPORTANT CLIENTS ON SHOPPING TRIPS. EVERY ROOM IN THE MANSION HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH CINEMATIC DECOR IN KEEPING WITH THE NEOCLASSICAL STYLE OF THE ORIGINAL GRAND RESIDENCE, FROM ANTIQUES AND FIXTURES TO FURNITURE AND ART, INCLUDING 18th AND 19th CENTURY OIL PORTRAITS AND NOTEWORTHY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM RALPH LAUREN'S PERSONAL COLLECTION.

RALPH LAUREN RELAUNCHES RHINELANDER MANSION STORE